Le Marin
| Le Marin | |
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A view of the jetty at Le Marin | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within Martinique | |
| Coordinates: 14°28′10″N 60°51′57″W / 14.4694°N 60.8658°WCoordinates: 14°28′10″N 60°51′57″W / 14.4694°N 60.8658°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | Martinique |
| Arrondissement | Le Marin |
| Canton | Le Marin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Rodolphe Désiré |
| Area1 | 31.54 km2 (12.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2013)2 | 8,700 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97217 / 97290 |
| Elevation | 0–218 m (0–715 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Le Marin is a town and commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.
Points of interest
In Le Marin there is Église du Marin, an old church built in 1766. It contains a marble altar and some figurettes worth seeing.
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School
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Library
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Le Marin. |
- Mérimée database - Cultural heritage (French)
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